All Delhi Women Over 18 Years To Get Rs 1000: AAP Govt Announces In Budget

The Delhi Government has announced a cash assistance of Rs 1000 for every woman in the national capital under the 'Mukhyamantri Samman Yojna'.

As per this scheme, every woman who is over 18 years will get Rs 1000 per month in Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal is setting aside Rs 2000 crore for this welfare scheme aimed at empowering women. It was one of the poll promises of the AAP.

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi made the announcement and said, "The Kejriwal government will give monthly Rs 1,000 to every woman aged 18 years and above under Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna."

Atishi presented the budget on Monday for the fiscal year 2024-25 in the state assembly, with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore. She emphasized the government's commitment to realizing the vision of 'Ram Rajya'. Notably, the Delhi government has earmarked Rs 8,685 crore for the health sector in this budget.

The Delhi Assembly's Budget Session, which began on February 15, has been extended until March 8.

During her debut budget speech, Atishi proposed an allocation of Rs 16,396 crore for the education sector. "This is a moment of pride that Kejriwal government is presenting its tenth budget. I am not just presenting the tenth budget but a picture of changing Delhi. Kejriwal came as a ray of hope. We are all inspired by Ram Rajya. We are working hard towards realizing the dream of Ram Rajya," Atishi said in the state assembly.

The Delhi Finance Minister said "...In 2014, the GSDP of Delhi was Rs 4.95 lakh crores and in the last ten years, the GSDP of Delhi has increased two and a half times to Rs 11.08 lakh crores. In 2014, the per capita income of Delhi was Rs 2.47 lakhs and today the per capita income of Delhi has reached 4.62 lakhs which is two and a half times more than the national average...Today, I am going to present a budget of Rs 76,000 crores..."

It has to be noted that similar schemes have been rolled out by the Karnataka, Telangana and the Tamil Nadu governments.